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Wolverine / Hulk #1, April 2002
Continuing a mini-celebration of the X-Men’s 60th anniversary.
Sam Kieth on a Wolverine Hulk mini-series? Seems like a no-brainer. And this page? Terrific.
But… you know what IS puzzling to me? The cover art to issue #1, which screams to me: “This stinks, let’s see if they buy it anyway.” *
Your mileage may vary.
(*The TPB cover, on the other hand, is fantastic.)
Zero Girl #3, April 2001
Welcome back to a month long celebration of the “Independents” — Independent creators and projects that continue to impact the comic book medium.
I have some great Sam Kieth anecdotes from projects where we’ve crossed professional paths.
Topps Maxx trading cards. Check.
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs Animated comics adaptions. Check.
Maxx Deluxe collections. Check.
Batman / Maxx. Double check.
Zero Girl? Even though we collected both series at IDW, I have no memory of how this one came to pass. Probably a short phone call between Editor Scott Dunbier and Sam, and that was that.
I do have however, this cool page, the issue’s cover scene, in my collection. Zero Girl is admittedly not one of Sam’s better known efforts, but its surrealism definitely appeals to me, and the art, especially in the first series is classic Kieth.
As for those stories I do have? I’ll have to get back to you.
